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2002 Kia sedona rear cooling lines rusting

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indy4192
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Feb 16, 2011, 4:04 PM

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2002 Kia sedona rear cooling lines rusting Sign In
2002 Kia Sedona, 138,000 miles, 6 cylinder

I have a 2002 Kia Sedona mini van and one of the issues with this van is that the metal cooling lines that run from the engine area back to the back of the van heating core rust away and have to be replaced. Can you just cut those away and put like a u joint on it so that the anti freeze doesn't go back there and thus reducing the huge cost of replacing those lines? Yes I know that means no heat in the back of the van but I don't use the heat back there now and haven't through this past horrible winter. I am just trying to reduce the cost I am looking at for this repair that I know I am going to have to address in the coming months.


Hammer Time
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Feb 16, 2011, 4:11 PM

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Re: 2002 Kia sedona rear cooling lines rusting Sign In
Yes, you would just have to find a spot where you could join them together without putting any kinks in the hose.



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indy4192
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Feb 16, 2011, 4:35 PM

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Re: 2002 Kia sedona rear cooling lines rusting Sign In
is there "hosing" you can use? Right now it's metal thus the rust, can you use rubber hosing down there with all that heat?


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Feb 16, 2011, 4:53 PM

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You have to "improvise" using whatever will work in your situation.



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